Necktie attachment



Aug. 5, 1952 H D, HALSEY 2,605,473

NECKTIE ATTACHMENT Filed July 5, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 26 Hyrame D.Halsey JNVEN'J'OR.

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Aug 5 1952 H. D. HALsEY 2,605,473

NECKTIE ATTACHMENT Filed .my 5, 1949 2 SHEETS-Smm 2 Hyrame 0. HalseyINVENTOR.

atentecl ug. 5, 1952 attraits NECKTIE ATTACHMENT' HyrameDfHal'sey,Cambridge l"K'Iiity,nil.

Application-July 5, 1949, SerialfNo.l-103,13f5

t 1 This invention relates -to vnew and useful `irnprovementsandstructural refinements in vnecktie attachments, 'and the principalobject of the invention is to simulate the appearance -of va knot in afour-in-hand necktie, without the conventional necessity ofactuallyvtying the --knot or otherwise twisting the tie.

This object is achieved -by the provision -of the instant attachmentassuming the form of an inverted, substantially frusto-conical'shellwhich is adapted to 4'have the necktie threaded therethrough in suchmanner that the shell is exposed and -simulates the appearance of 4theusual knot.

One of the features of the invention, therefore, resides in the specificstructural arrangement of the shell,`while another feature resides inthe provision of means in the shell forguiding the necktie Vand forforming depressions or short grooves in the portion of the tieimmediately under the shell so as to further simulate the realism of anVactually knotted tie.

Some of the Aadvantages of the invention .lie in its simplicity ofconstruction, in -its .pleasing appearance, in its adaptability to-convenient installation and removal, and vin-its adaptability toeconomical manufacture.

With the above `more important objects and features in view and such`other objects and features as may become apparent as this specicationproceeds, theinvention Aconsists essentially in the construction andarrangement of .parts as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is va perspective view of a necktie showing the invention insitu thereon;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vrear perspective view of the subject shown inFig. l;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional detail, taken Vsubstantially in the planeof the line 3-43 in Figure 1, but with the necktie removed;

Figure-4 is a cross-sectional detail, taken substantially in the planeofthe line 4-4 in Figure '3;

. `Figure 5 isa vertical-cross-sectional View ofthe invention appliedlto a collar button;

Figure 6 is a plan view of a specially constr-noted tie'suchr as may beused with the invention;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary fron-t perspective view,'simil`ar to thatshown in Figure 1, but illus- .tratin'g Aa modied'embodiment of theinvention;

rFigure 8 isa cross-'sectional view, taken substantially in the planeyof the line 8 8 -invFigure 7;

Figure 9 is `a Afragmentary .front .perspective view of a further modiedembodiment of the invention;

Figure il0 i's "a cross-sectional view, 'taken 'Sube stantiallyin thelplane "of "the line I 0-I`0 inlFiguref9; and l Figure 11 is across-sectional vi'eW/taken'substantiallyin the plane of the line`II-'l"| vinFigure l0.

.'Like characters of reference vareemployed to designate like parts 4inlthe specification Tand throughout vthe several views.

Referring now`to t'he accompanying drav'v'ings in detail, moreY.parti'ci'llarly "to Figures 1-,i5 thereof, 'the reference character IDdesignates la conventional necktie "to lwhich has' been applied 'theinvention in "the -"form of an attachment designated generally bythereference character"l'2so 'as to simulate the .appearance fof 'a tiedknot Without Yac'ztually involving tying v"or" "knotting 'of the tie; Yj i 'The attachment 1|"2, consists V'of an inverted, substantially'fruSto-conic'al Shell 'l'li which is prferably'formed Yfrom a "singlepiece of `material and is `slightly flattened 'so 'as to provide anarcuate front wan v'rb and a pair bf 'convergent back Walls f8, 'asisbes't shown in'FigureB.

It is to be noted that the shell' l 4 has'op'en '11p-Y p'e'rland lower{ends and the outer 'surfa'ce thereof is preferablycovered withsuitable'fabric ma; t'erial 2|J'which mayor may 'not .bethe same jas thematerialofthe tie Wth'which'the invention is 'to 'be used.

Thel material 'Ml Amay vbe `securedto the outer surface Vof `the shell:I lin any desired imanner; such as'for example, by adhesive, 'andtheupper and lower edges "of'jthe `material are preferably turnedover'inwardly on'thecorres'po'nding upper anzlower 'edges v'of Ithe-shell M, as indicated a Y What 'may be 'referred "to las aAnecktie';guiding and vforming member 'designated *generally by thereference characteri ispo's'itioned inthe shell M l'andconsistsofasingle lengthof lresilient wire which 'is :angulated so'astoprovide 'alpairoo spaced, juxtaposed, intermediate portions, `li' whichextend longitudinally 'ofthe `shelll in spaced relation to the' frontiwall Ii156. ,'The lower end portions of the wire from )whichthe'member24 is' formed are angulatedinwardly iso' astopro- Videla lpair'bffspaeei forming eiemeir'tsfzt inthe lower 'end portion lof `the shellf4, and"aconnect= ing portion ab which vextends, between 'the b1@-me'nts v2-8 is Asecured "to the `inner `surface of the ,front Wairls,substantially as showin. K

AThe upper 'endportions of Lthe wire `from'w'hich theA member `2 4 is4'formed areiangula'ted inwardly from 'the ifrontlwall'sfso as topro'vdeafpairjof spaced, i juxtaposed/and substantially "triangular 3 guidingelements 32, the diagonal portions 34 of which, in turn, coact with theinner surface of the front Wall I6 in defining a pair of spaced tieguiding passages 36 in the upper end portion of the shell I4.

When the invention is placed in use, the tie I is simply doubled uponitself and the doubled portion thereof is passed upwardly through thelower end of the shell I4 and after emerging from the upper end, thedoubled portion is spread apart and each side placed in one of thepassages 36. The portion of the tie in 'the shell is disposed betweenthe elements 28 and the rear wall I0 of the shell, so that the entireattachment is frictionally retained in proper position on the tie by theelements 28. Moreover, the frictional engagement of these elements withthe tie will result in the formation of short grooves or elongateddepressions in the tie, as indicated at 38 in Figure 1, thus simulatingthe effect of actually tying a knot in the tie. `Needless to say, theconfiguration of the shell I4 is such as to simulate the appearance ofan actually tied knot, this being effected without the conventionalnecessity of knotting or otherwise mutilating the tie itself.

In applying the tie and the attachment to the collar of a shirt, theinvention may be simply disposed between the collar wings, oralternatively, the collar button 40 may be inserted between thejuxtaposed elements 32 as shown in Figure 5, wherein the referencecharacter 42 designates the shirt front, 44 the collar, and 46 oneof thecollar wings. Y

It may be explained at this point that when the tie is applied to theattachment as already described, it is preferable to twist the portionsof the tie in the shell so that they are superimposed, and if aconventional tie is used, it will be found that under such circumstancesthe narrow end of the'tie will lie in a reverse position (see 48 inFigure 1) under the wide end 50, which actually is not a detriment,since the reversed narrow end portion is hidden under the wide endportion, as shown. However, if it is desired to avoid reversal of thenarrow end portion of the tie, a special tie may be used, as indicatedat' 52 in Figure 6, wherein the wide end portion 54 of the tie isconstructed in the conventional manner with the seam 56 on the reverseside, while the narrow end portion 58 has its seam 60 on the front side,the two halves of the tie being secured together by a transverse seam62. It will be apparent that when this special tie is applied to theattachment, the seam on both end portions of the tie will be disposed onthe reverse side.

Referring now to the accompanying Figures 7 and 8, these illustrate amodified embodiment of the invention designated generally by thereference character 10, the same being similar to the embodiment I2insofar that it embodies in its construction an inverted, substantiallyfrustoconical shell 'I2 provided with fabric covering I4 and equipped inthe interior thereof with a necktievguiding and forming member 15.

, The member 'I6 is similar to the member 24, with the exception thatthe lower end portion of the rod from which the member 'I6 is angulatedso as to provide a substantially triangular or Vshaped protuberance I8which extends inwardly from the front wall of the shell and is, ofcourse, adapted to frictionally engage the necktie.

It is to be noted that while the aforementioned elements 28 produce orresult in the formation of twoispaced grooves in the necktie, as shownat 38 in Figure l, the single, V-shaped element 'I8 results in theformation of only one groove, as indicated at in Figure 7.

Finally, referring to the further modified embodiment of the invention,illustrated in the accompanying Figures 9-11 and designated generally bythe reference character 90, the shell 92 of this embodiment is similarto the shells in the embodiments I2 and 10, but the necktie-formingmember 94 consists of spaced, juxtaposed, intermediate rod portions 96which are connected together at their upper end by a transverse portion92 secured to the upper end of the shell, so that the guiding elements32 provided in the embodiments I2, l@ are not present in the embodiment90.

.Moreoven the lower portions of the rods 96 are angulated forwardly toprovide a pair of spaced tie-forming elements |00, similar to theaforementioned elements 28, while a pair of U-shaped, juxtaposed rodportions |02 are disposed between the elements |00 and have contiguousside portions affording an additional forming element |04, so that whenthe attachment is applied to the tie, the elements |00, |04 result inthe formation of three spaced depressions in the tie, as indicated at|06 in Figure 9.A

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly apparent from the foregoing disclosureA and, accordingly,further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

I-laving described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A necktie attachment comprising a tapered shell having a large openupper end and a smaller open lower end, said shell including an arcuatefront wall and a pair of converging back walls, a necktie guiding andforming member vertically disposed in said shell, said guiding andforming member including apair of spaced, resilient arms extendingvertically within said shell adjacent the inner surface of the arcuatefront wall, the upper ends of said arms terminating adjacent the openupper end of said shell and the lower ends of said arms terminatingadjacent the open lower end of said shell, a web connecting said arms attheir lower ends, means securing the lower portion of said arms to theinner surface Yof said arcuate front wall,` the upper ends of said armsterminating in tie guiding extensions, said guiding extensions extendingtransversely of the longitudinal axis of said arms and being spaced fromthe arcuate front wall of the shell to provide necktie guiding passagesbetween the guiding extensions and the shell, and a portion of saidguiding and forming member adjacent the lower end thereof projectinginto the central portion of the open lower end of said shell to providea tie forming projection. Y l

2. A necktie attachment comprising a tapered shell having a large openupper end and a smaller open lower end, said shell including an arcuatefront wall and a pair of converging back walls, a necktie guiding andforming member vertically disposed in said shell, said guiding andforming member including a pair of spaced, resilient arms extendingvertically Within said shellY adjacent the inner surface of the arcuatefrontv Wall, the upper ends of said arms being perpendicular to thelongitudinal axis of said arms, and including rst sections extendingtoward each other, second sections extending from said first sectionsand being parallel and spaced from one another to form a collar buttonfastener receiving channel therebetween and third sections divergingfrom said second sections, each third section terminating at thejunction of its related first and second section, said third sectionsbeing spaced from the arcuate front wall of the shell and formingguiding extensions to provide necktie guiding passages between theguiding extensions and the shell, the lower ends of said armsterminating adjacent the open lower end of said shell, a web connectingsaid arms at their lower ends, means securing the lower portion of saidarms to the inner surface of said arcuate front wall, and a portion ofsaid guiding member adjacent the lower end thereof projecting into thecentral portion of the open lower end of said shell to provide a tieforming portion.

3. A necktie attachment comprising a multisided shell having a frontwall and open upper and lower ends, a pair of spaced elongated supportwires vertically disposed in said shell and each having one end securedto the lower end of said shell at the inner surface of the front wall,the other ends of said support wires being bent to triangular shapedportions, the hypotenusal legs of each triangular portion being spacedfrom and substantially parallel to the upper edge of the front wall ofsaid shell and forming necktie guiding extensions, second legs of saidtriangular shaped portions being in registry with one another andforming a collar button fastener receiving passage therebetween, a webconnecting the lower ends of said arms to one another, knuckles on saidwires adjacent their lower ends projecting into the open-lower endofsaid shell, and a finger extending from the central portion of saidweb and projecting into the open lower end of said shell, said knucklesand said fingers providing tie forming projections.

4. The combination of claim 1 wherein said projecting portionconstitutes knuckles on the lower ends of said arms, said knucklespreventing spaced portions of a necktie from contacting the inner loweredge surface of said arcuate front wall.

5. The combination of claim l wherein said projecting portionconstitutes a knuckle on said web, said knuckle preventing a centralportion of a necktie passing through the shell from contacting the innerlower edge surface of said arcuate front wall.

HYRAME D. HALSEY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Ve Relle Mar. 29, 1949

